2022 Ravensworth Seven Months

93 pts
One of Australia's premier skin contact white wines. Glorious drinking.
4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
9 Reviews

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Description

The Ravensworth Seven Months is one of Bryan Martin's favourite wines to make. Excitingly, this year, the 2022 release is all estate-grown fruit from Bryan's own vineyard in Murrumbateman.

The classic three-variety blend of Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Gewurztraminer fermented on skins in ceramic egg for seven months (hence the name), with this extended skin contact adding all sorts of colour, texture and complexity.

This year's might be the best to date, a glorious mouthful of fruit that's slippery, grippy, textural and thought-provoking.

93 Points
"A bright orange colour in the glass. Inviting. It does good chalky pucker and chomp with refreshing undertows of saline acidity. Amongst that, mandarin, dried citrus peel, pear, dried and fresh, lime and faint lychee. Yes, a fruitiness, prettiness even, but it works in tandem with more nutty savoury notes and the general tang of herbs and skin ferment zing. Attractive drinking in its genre."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

93 Points
"A bright orange colour in the glass. Inviting. It does good chalky pucker and chomp with refreshing undertows of saline acidity. Amongst that, mandarin, dried citrus peel, pear, dried and fresh, lime and faint lychee. Yes, a fruitiness, prettiness even, but it works in tandem with more nutty savoury notes and the general tang of herbs and skin ferment zing. Attractive drinking in its genre."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 9 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 8 Total 4 star reviews: 0 Total 3 star reviews: 1 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
9 reviews
  • J
    JBanga
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    1 year ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    Reviewing
    2021 Ravensworth Seven Months
    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    not bad not good

    Not bad but not memorable. Very little tannin profile for the length of times its hard on the skins. Not overly tropical or zippy in terms of acid, a bit lacking in body and energy. Easy to drink but not only 3 dimensional. Id your looking for an entry level orange this might win you over but if you enjoy your oranges you might find yourself wanting a little emore.

  • R
    Raymonda
    Verified Reviewer
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    2 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Reviewing
    2021 Ravensworth Seven Months
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Delicious

    Best skin contact wine I have tasted.

  • SP
    Sarah p.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Beginner
    5 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Beginner
    Reviewing
    2021 Ravensworth Seven Months
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Delightful!

    Such a refreshing and easy drinking wine. Highly recommend

Our OG amber wine. Based on the amazing romato wines of north-east Italy.

Home-grown Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer & Riesling, macerated in Tava anfora for seven months on-skins then another year in large format foudre.

Vintage: 2022
GI: Canberra District (Murrumbateman)
Vineyard source: Home
Harvest date: Late March, early April
Processing: Destemed to anfora for seven months
Élevage: 2 years
Vessels: Tave anfora, Stockinger Foudre
Vintage conditions: Pretty cold, wet year
Bottling date: April 2024
Production: 210 dozen
Cellaring: 10 years plus
Something interesting: Romato, orange, amber are all terms for white varieties made on skins.
Drink with: Handles some strong foods, grilled cheese even

Price Bracket $41 to $50
Type Amber
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Pinot Gris/Grigio
Country Australia
Region Canberra
Australian State NSW
Feature Natural/Lo-Fi
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 93
Alcohol 12%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure Screw Cap

Ravensworth

Bryan Martin is one of the most creative and inquisitive winemakers we've ever met. After leaving his position as winemaker alongside Tim Kirk at Canberra regional flagbearer, Clonakilla, Bryan went full steam in on his own label Ravensworth, which has firmly hit cult status amongst collectors.

He and his wife Jocelyn have a beautiful property outside of Murrumbateman which is home to all of their excellent Estate wines and Bryan also searches surrounding vineyards and out to the Hilltops region to compile his excellent value Regional series of wines. Sustainability and an unwavering commitment to quality across the board underpin the entire operation at Ravensworth. Perhaps best known for his benchmark Shiraz Viognier and textural Rieslings, Bryan is also arguably the country's best producer of Sangiovese and is a true master of the dark art of skin-contact whites.

Bryan embodies everything we love about small artisanal Australian producers. He is humble, irreverent, committed to the pursuit of excellence and always looking to explore. Quite simply, if you see a Ravensworth wine anywhere, you should buy it.

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